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B. GERS TENBERG' & H. BARGHAUSEN.

FENDER FOR CARS.

"No.'540-,733. Patented June 11, 1895.

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they can be produced at a comparatively UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ERNST GERSTENBE-RG AND HERMAN BARGHAUSEN, OF WASHINGTON,

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

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Be it known that we, EENsT GERSTENBERG and HERMAN BARGHAUSEN, citizens of the United States, residing at Washington, in the District of Columbia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fenders for Cars; and we do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make, and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification. v

Our invention relates toimprovements in fenders forstreet and other railway-cars of any description. v

The objects of our invention are, to produce a fender for any surface, or overhead or underground cars, by which the fearfulvloss of life, as well as the maiming of bodies of persons, 850., now occurring, can b'e'effe'ctually prevented; also to produce these fenders in such manner, that they are always reliable, and will accomplish the purpose for, which they are intended without fail; furthermore, to produce the fender of very simpleconstruction, so that they can be easily and quickly.

manipulated by the griprnan or any other person; also that they can be readily attached to old as well asnew cars, and, finally, that small expense.

Ou-r inventionconsists in the construction of certain details and the arrangement of parts, as will be more fully described hereinafter and specifically pointed out in the claims,

reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and the letters of reference marked thereon.

Like letters indicate similar parts in the different figures of the drawings, in which Figure 1 represents a front View of our improved fender attached to the front of a car. Fig. 2 is a front view of the same, with the preliminary fender removed. Fig. 3 is a side elevation of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a sectional View, on line 00 x of Fig. 2, of the main fender on an enlarged scale. Fig. 5 is a detail view of modified operating devices for the main fender.

pieces I) and the cross-bars c, c, c", to the latter of which the part Dis hinged. This is provided at its forward end with two crossbars d (1 upon, which the rubber rollers d andd, see Fig. 3, are placed. Between the sides of the part D of the fender C and extending from the rear bar 0 to the front bar d3 is secured a continuous strong wire rope or any equivalent netting, E, being slightly elastic. From the upper end of the framework 5 to the lower end of the part D extends on'each side a chain 6 and a cross-chain e connects the two. The object of these chains is to prevent a person, when caught-upon this fender, from falling off and. to assist him, by holding on to the cross-chain 6'. Between the sides of the'part D is arranged a board or shield g to prevent any part of the body from protruding through the netting.

The preliminary fender is hinged to the hooks f on each side of the car, so as to be readilydetachable, when desired.

The main fender B consists first of a shield or cross-piece h, extending to within a few inches of the rails or road-bed, and is hinged to brackets t' oneach side of the car. To the rear side of said shield h is secured a lug 76, having holes in it, for adjusting the bar Z, attached to a spring-trigger m pivoted to the bracket m and havinga spring 0, secured to,

its upper end for throwing the piece it into its normal position, as shown in full lines in Fig. 4 and in dotted lines, when tripped. A short distance behind the shield h is arranged the final carrier B, that consists of the sidebars 1), b of the curved form shown best in Fig. 4, and connected by an upper and lower cross-bars b 12 Between these bars and the sides is placed a strong netting B, and the frontbar may be provided with a rubber roller, if desired. The upper ends of the side-bars are extended forward and connected by another cross-bar b. When set for action, this cross-bar b engages with the notch on the trigger m and touches the road bed and the lower front end of the fender 13 comes within a short distance of the road bed, being thrown backward by the curved spring F, secured to the car. When released, said front of the fender touches the road bed, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 4, being detached from the trigger and thrown backward. The rod has a suitable handle 8 for operating it by hand, and to reset the main fender B, after it has been tripped. The handle and rod 1" are connected to the end of the bent rod 11, and as the bar I) rests upon it, it is raised into the notch of the trigger m, and when said handle is pulled up the bar engages with the trigger m, which is actuated by the coiled spring 0.

If desired, the fender B may be operated by the devices shown in Fig. 5, which consists of the vertical rod 1'', having a foot-treadle, upon which the gripman places his foot, and press ing down, it moves the bell -crank lever t, hinged to a bracket attached to the car and connected by the bent rod to to a short pin or shaft supported in the bracket 10. The other end of the bell-crank t is connected by a rod 0 to a pin to, on the trigger on and when the rod r is acted on, the trigger is thrown back ward by said rod 0, until again engaged with the notch in said trigger and the rod b is placed in position.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The main fender B, consisting of the curved side bars I), b, connected by the cross bars b b b and provided with the netting B and supported in its normal position on a notch in the spring trigger m, that is actuated by the rod Z attached to the lug 70 secured to the pivoted shield h and actuated by the vertical rod 4" having the handle 5 and the curved rod 0;, all arranged as specified.

2. The combination of the main fender B, consisting of the curved side bars 1), b connected by the cross bars b b b and provided with the netting B and supported in its normal position on the notch in the spring trigger m, that is actuated by the rod Z attached to the lug 70, secured to the pivoted shield h and actuated by the vertical rod 0' having the handle 5, and the curved rod 0, in combination with the fender C, provided with the section D having netting E, chains 8 and cross chain c and the rollers d d, all constructed as shown and specified.

In testimony whereof we affix our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

ERNST GERSTENBERG. HERMAN BARGIIAUSEN. Witnesses:

CHARLES RUPPERT, C. G. GRAHAM. 

